Blog Category: Partnerships
Blog posts detailing United Way's corporate partnership news.
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Katy Perry teams up with Tickets for Charity and raises funds for United Way
This summer, Katy Perry is teaming up with Tickets-for-Charity to offer you special access to some of the best seats in the house to benefit United Way. . . More
05/02/11
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AT&T’s family engagement support increases high school success
AT&T and United Way have partnered around Family Engagement for High School Success, an initiative that helps families of disadvantaged children get more involved in their child’s education in order to improve their academic success. The Family Engagement for High School Success initiative responds to AT&T-funded research that found the majority of teachers (63%) and principals (51%) felt increasing their schools’ parental outreach programs would help reduce the number of high school dropouts. More
04/20/11
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Seven Metro Detroit High Schools Targeted for Turnaround
BACK: (L to R) Michael Brennan, President & CEO, United Way for Southeastern Michigan; and John Montford, Chair, General Motors Foundation / FRONT: Chuck Lesser, Lincoln High School; Carol Anthony, Lincoln High School; Dr. Carol Klenow, Madison High School; Dr. Lane Hunt, Henry Ford; Dr. Arlene Gibson, River Rouge
Seven metro Detroit high schools were named last week as partners in the “Networks of Excellence” initiative, by United Way for Southeastern Michigan and funded the General Motors Foundation. More
04/14/11
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New Book Chronicles Running America Event
In 2008 Marshall Ulrich set out to run across America from San Francisco to New York in record time in an event duly named Running America. The adventure was not only a test of endurance and speed but was also an effort to increase awareness of childhood obesity and youth fitness . . . More
04/12/11
United Way Alternative Spring Break - Extreme Agency Makeover Edition
The Student United Way of Northern Michigan Univeristy completed an extreme agency makeover at the Salvation Army Recreation Center in Gwinn for their 2nd Annual United Way Alternative Spring Break. More
04/11/11